The commonly used RSA encryption algorithm can now be cracked by a quantum computer with only 100,000 qubits, but the technical challenges to building such a machine remain numerous ...

Tao: Today there are a lot of very tedious types of mathematics that we don’t like doing, so we look for clever ways to get ...

Quantum computers—devices that process information using quantum mechanical effects—have long been expected to outperform ...

In a small lab at the University of California, Santa Cruz, clusters of mouse brain cells have taken on a task normally reserved for computer algorithms: ...

“Mystery Science Theater 3000” stars Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett know a thing or two about bad movies. With the news that the show is being revived for four new episodes and the ...

We’ve got movie sign! Again! Again! Variety has learned exclusively that RiffTrax and Shout! Studios have teamed to produce four new episodes of “Mystery Science Theater 3000.” RiffTrax has launched a ...

What is your favorite part of a classic rock song? Is it the choruses that you can scream along to, or is it the swelling crescendos of your favorite singers? Whatever it might be, we can all likely ...

Microsoft is investigating a bug preventing recipients from opening encrypted emails in classic Outlook after a recent update. This known issue affects users who try to open messages encrypted with ...

Lexus’s new LFA has a problem it can’t escape — the shadow of the original. Here’s why that matters. Lexus unveils an all-electric LFA Concept, succeeding the iconic V10-powered LFA. The focus is on ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in ...

The big thinkers at Aperture analyze the ethical dilemmas behind the classic trolley problem. Tom Homan’s bid for Minnesota reset begins with series of demands Scientists move 'Doomsday Clock' closer ...